About Laura
Laura Wavrunek offers care for people who are facing grief and major loss. She focuses on helping individuals who feel overwhelmed by the end of relationships, the death of a loved one, changes in health, or other big life transitions. Laura presents a steady presence and aims to create a space where people can say what they are feeling without judgment.
She brings 15 years of experience in the mental health field and uses that background to guide practical, down-to-earth work.
Background and approach
Sessions often involve talking through emotions, making sense of difficult moments, and learning ways to cope day to day. Laura will listen, reflect back what she hears, and help identify small steps that can ease the burden of grief. Her approach draws from person-centered work, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
That means she emphasizes connection, teaching emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills, and helping people notice what matters most to them so they can act on those values. Laura is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW - based in Oregon.
She can include Christian values, Scripture, or prayer in sessions when a client requests that integration as part of their plan of care. Her style aims to be kind, practical, and responsive to each persons needs. Sessions are tailored to the pace that feels right for each person.
Laura aims to walk alongside clients as they process grief and look toward renewed hope and healing.
Therapeutic approaches and online care for grief
Laura uses person-centered work to create a listening space where clients feel heard and understood. This approach focuses on the relationship and on following each persons needs so they can speak openly about their loss.She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach concrete skills for managing strong emotions and tolerating distress. Those skills can help when grief feels overwhelming or when intense feelings make everyday tasks harder.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is another tool she draws on to help people notice what matters to them and take values-based steps forward. ACT helps when someone wants to live in line with their priorities even while pain remains.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and how their grief shows up, then tailor techniques that fit their situation. That work is gradual and guided together.
Online sessions are available by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging, which makes it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules. Video lets you meet face to face, phone can work when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging allow shorter check-ins or ongoing written support between meetings. These options give flexibility so people can get support in the way that suits them best.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Oregon
- Languages
- English